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Not if women have anything to do with it.

Even though 72% of black children are born out of wedlock, according to recent statistics, women have more power than they think. Although premarital sex is a societal norm, women who abstain from sex before marriage will not risk having an…

Growing up in a single family home is challenging for both parents and children. When one parent has to do all of the work, each day can be exhausting.

Unwed parents who feel like a family are more likely to become one legally through marriage than those who simply co parent.

Since nearly 72% of black children are born to unwed parents, according to recent statistics, there is much focus toward family bonding. While this won’t happen…

The media loves a story.

Perhaps that is why they spend so much more time focusing on the celebrity babies born to unwed parents than they do on the babies born to couples who are married. After all, when they write about an unwed mother who has just given birth, they get the added sensation of…